March 27, 1994: “Turnips That Don’t Turn Up” – Rev. Cecil Murray

March 27, 1994: “Turnips That Don’t Turn Up” – Rev. Cecil Murray

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March 27, 1994: “Turnips That Don’t Turn Up” – Rev. Cecil Murray

Posted March 26, 2018

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In this Palm Sunday Sermon, Rev. Murray reminds his congregation at First AME Church that humility helps you remember to praise the Lord. Without humility it is easy to forget to be grateful, but being humble and praising the Lord will raise you up.

During his 27 years as the pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME), Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray transformed a small congregation into a megachurch that brought jobs, housing and corporate investment into South Los Angeles neighborhoods. After the 1992 civil unrest, FAME Renaissance, the economic development arm of the church, brought more than $400 million in investments to L.A.’s minority and low-income neighborhoods. Rev. Murray remains a vibrant force in the Los Angeles faith community through his leadership of the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement.

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